Tuesday 5 July 2022

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Raking light shines on a stone slab carved with hieroglyphs.

Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt

13 October 2022 – 19 February 2023

Marking 200 years since the decipherment of hieroglyphs, this major exhibition will bring 5,000-year-old Egyptian voices to life and help you unlock one of the world's oldest civilisations. 

Follow the race to understand hieroglyphs, learn how the Rosetta Stone provided the key to the ancient script and witness the revelations that followed this ground-breaking discovery.  

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The Rosetta Stone on display in the Egyptian sculpture gallery

The Rosetta Stone

Key to the code

You may have heard of the Rosetta Stone but what actually is it, and how did it help unlock Egyptian hieroglyphs? 

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Life in ancient Egypt

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Travel back to the 13th century BC and to Thebes – one of ancient Egypt's most important cities. 

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